Jean-Christophe Lermusiaux

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM provides investment advice to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

Belmar Capital Fund LLC provides investment services. It offers diversification and tax-sensitive investment management to investors holding large and concentrated positions in equity securities of selected public companies. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

SEI Investments Management Corp. (SIMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1968 by Alfred West, Jr. They are a subsidiary of SEI SIMC Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by SEI Investments Co. (NASDAQ: SEIC). SIMC serves as investment advisor to various types of investors and a number of pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, collective investment trusts and offshore investment funds. Additionally, the firm serves as the sponsor of, and advisor to, managed accounts.

Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Portfolio is a closed-end investment fund. The company invests worldwide in companies, which engages in the discovery, development, production or distribution of products related to scientific advances in health care, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, managed health care, and medical equipment and supplies. Its objective is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in a worldwide and diversified portfolio of health sciences companies. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Boston Management & Research (BMR) is an investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management, ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). BMR was founded in 1924 and provides investment advisory services only to registered investment companies and private funds.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. Its secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. The Fund currently invests in Cash Reserves Fund. The company was founded on November 26, 1990 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. performs symphony orchestra concerts. The organization performs concerts in Japan, China, South America, and Europe. The firm offers educational and training programs for professional musicians. The company was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Portfolio Management Association of Canada operates as a forum for portfolio management firms to share best practices and industry knowledge. The firm''s activities include annual national conference, annual compliance forums and regular seminars, networking events with peers, surveys on operational, compliance and best practice issues, government submissions, sharing member developed/legally vetted templates, policies and standards and offering insurance coverage. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Dundee Securities Ltd. provides investment dealership services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

SigFig Wealth Management LLC (SigFig) is a SEC-registered financial advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was co-founded by Michael Sha in 2011 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nvest, Inc. SigFig provides a free portfolio tracking service to individuals by allowing them to link their external brokerage accounts to SigFig’s web-based platform. The firm also provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals who open an investment management account.

Global Income Builder Portfolio is an open-end investment fund. It invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, other hybrid securities, fixed and floating-rate income instruments of U.S. and foreign issuers. The company was founded on March 3, 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

9264-7064 Québec, Inc. operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded on June 14, 2012 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Belgard Realty Corp. operates in the real estate and finance industry. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Clearisle Realty Corp. operates in the real estate investment services and finance industry. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. (DGAM) is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec. DGAM provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.